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The Pope asks to pray for the Syrians and the Chinese
At the end of the general audience on Wednesday 12 February, Pope Francis renewed his call to pray for Syria, before drawing the attention of the faithful to the people of China affected by the coronavirus. "I would like all [...]Read all
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General Audience: Understanding Sin is a Work of the Holy Spirit
On Wednesday, 12 February, the Holy Father continued his "journey to the Beatitudes" with the pilgrims who came to listen to his catechesis in Paul VI Hall. This time the second Beatitude was explored: "Blessed are those who weep, for [...]Read all
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The faithful called to bring God's love to everyone
This Sunday, the Pope returned to the Gospel of the day according to Saint Matthew: "You are the salt of the earth (...) You are the light of the world", when Jesus uses a "symbolic language" to indicate to those [...]Read all
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A year ago, the signing of the document on human brotherhood
On 4 February 2019, Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar signed the Abu Dhabi Declaration, an invitation to reconciliation and brotherhood. Let us retrace some of the steps taken since then, following this document. A year has passed [...]Read all
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A prison in Kigali soon to be transformed into a cathedral?
In Rwanda, the Catholic Church has received the green light from the local authorities to develop its cathedral project on the site of the capital's oldest prison. Nicknamed "1930", the Nyarugenge prison is a vast 5.5-hectare property in the heart [...]Read all
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Holy See sends protective masks to China
The Vatican press office announced that hundreds of thousands of masks have been sent to China to limit the spread of the coronavirus infection. Several hundred thousand masks have been sent to China by the Vatican to help limit the [...]Read all
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In Pakistan, release of 40 imprisoned Christians
After five years in prison, the 40 Christians arrested for the demonstrations that followed the 15 March 2015 attack on two churches in the Christian quarter of Youhanabad, Lahore, Pakistan, are now free. The National Commission for Justice and Peace [...]Read all
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Pope Francis: the sick are living signs of Christ's presence
Pope Francis received representatives of the "Villa Maria Care & Research" group on Saturday 1 February at the Vatican. In front of the employees of this private company which operates in health, research, biomedical industry and thermal wellness, the Holy [...]Read all
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The Beatitudes are the road to joy
General Audience: the Beatitudes are the way to joy The Pope initiated a new series of catecheses on the Beatitudes of the Gospel according to St. Matthew at the general audience on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in the Paul VI [...]Read all